Drew County, Arkansas (AR)

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County population in 2005: 18,693 (46% urban, 54% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,054
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,283

% of renters here:	31%
State:	31%

Land area: 828 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 23 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	18.2%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	6.6%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.9%), Educational,health and social services (21.4%), Retail trade (13.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 20%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Drew County, Arkansas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Drew County, Arkansas:

White Non-Hispanic (69.7%)
Black (27.2%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
Other race (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	34.0 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Males: 9,078	(48.5%)
Females: 9,645	(51.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,823
County population in 2003: 18,583
Jobs in 2003: 7,714

Drew County,AR real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 8,630
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.0%

Average household size:

Drew County:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,133 ($28,627 in 2000)

This county	$31,133
Arkansas:	$34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $77,934

Drew County	$77,934
Arkansas:	$87,400

Median montly rent in 2000: $374
Institutionalized population: 127
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Drew County in 2000: $698

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 29
Thefts: 40
Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 25
Thefts: 36
Auto thefts: 10

Drew County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 39 buildings, average cost: $83,000
2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $111,400
2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $250,700
2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $129,700
2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $122,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Drew County Arkansas:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 52.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 47.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $382 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Drew County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $521 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.

Cities in this county include: Monticello, Wilmar, Tillar, Winchester, Jerome.

Neighboring counties: Ashley County , Bradley County , Chicot County , Cleveland County , Desha County , Lincoln County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Drew County: Monticello Farm (A), Valley (B), Valley Farm (C), Wolf Creek Camp (D), Green Mount (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Drew County include: Jose Chapel (A), Loggy Bayou Church (B), Little Zion Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Bethel Temple (E), Bethlehem Church (F), Beulah Church (G), Bible Church (H), Ladelle Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: New Hope Cemetery (1), Dixon Cemetery (2), Hales Cemetery (3), Lone Sassafras Cemetery (4), New Troy Cemetery (5), Loggy Bayou Cemetery (6), Green Mount Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Big Lake (A), Lake Wallace (B), Marsh Lake (C), Dura Craft Lake (D), Seven Devils Lake (E), Seven Devils Swamp (F), Byrd Lake (G), Bynum Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lost Creek (A), Lower Cutoff Creek (B), Jumper Creek (C), Hurricane Creek (D), Miller Creek (E), Hungry Run Creek (F), Mills Creek (G), Prairie Creek (H), Dry Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Drew County: Cutoff Creek State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	6.8%
Arkansas:	5.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,484
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 278 (21% naturalized citizens)

Drew County:	1.5%
Whole state:	2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 32
1990 to 1994: 106
1985 to 1989: 8
1980 to 1984: 55
1975 to 1979: 30
1970 to 1974: 11
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 36

Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 75.5%

Drew County marital status for males

Drew County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,179
One, attached: 36
Two: 171
3 or 4: 287
5 to 9: 187
10 to 19: 97
20 or more: 48
Mobile homes: 2,250
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 32

Housing units in Drew County with a mortgage: 1,663 (142 second mortgage, 74 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,228

Agriculture in Drew County
Average size of farms: 393 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $91604
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $293.66
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 28.09%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $77248
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 57.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $99965
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.80%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.36
Corn for grain: 1413 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3744 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 20055 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 20050 harvested acres
Vegetables: 257 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 22 acres

Drew County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Arkansas state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/17/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Construction (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Paper (7%)
Wood products (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (16%)
Public administration (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (53%)
Germany (14%)
United Kingdom (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Canada (6%)
India (5%)
Panama (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Drew County:

United States or American (22%)
Irish (9%)
English (8%)
German (5%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Italian (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Drew County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,203 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,174 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 231 (3%)
Other means: 134 (2%)
Worked at home: 124 (2%)

People in group quarters in Drew County, Arkansas

352 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
102 people in homes for the physically handicapped
59 people in nursing homes
54 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
41 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
20 people in other types of correctional institutions
12 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
9 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
7 people in halfway houses
4 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,330.

7.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,376 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.48%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.84% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($16,835 average AGI)
2.64% relocated from other states ($11,541 average AGI)
Drew County: 2.64%
Arkansas average: 3.66%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Desha County, AR	0.79% ($27,739 average AGI)
from Bradley County, AR	0.72% ($17,452)
from Ashley County, AR	0.55% ($19,406)
from Chicot County, AR	0.43% ($31,880)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.33% ($28,474)
from Jefferson County, AR	0.29% ($17,882)
from Lincoln County, AR	0.26% ($31,667)

8.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,738 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.67%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.14% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($19,352 average AGI)
2.52% relocated to other states ($9,387 average AGI)
Drew County: 2.52%
Arkansas average: 3.00%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Pulaski County, AR	1.05% ($23,210 average AGI)
to Bradley County, AR	0.68% ($18,950)
to Ashley County, AR	0.49% ($27,517)
to Desha County, AR	0.44% ($31,308)
to Jefferson County, AR	0.34% ($27,500)
to Chicot County, AR	0.32% ($20,158)
to Faulkner County, AR	0.30% ($20,111)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Births per 1000 population in Drew County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Drew County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Drew County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,654 (2,120 aged, 534 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 18,062

In family households: 15,406 (3,798 male householders, 1,252 female householders)
3,840 spouses, 5,424 children (4,766 natural, 135 adopted, 523 stepchildren), 442 grandchildren, 116 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 246 other relatives, 232 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,656 (1,122 male householders (834 living alone)), 1,161 female householders (1,081 living alone)), 373 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 661 (148 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,181 2-persons, 1,341 3-persons, 991 4-persons, 431 5-persons, 74 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,915 1-person, 308 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

2,934 married couples with children.
1,289 single-parent households (213 men, 1,076 women).

96.8% of residents of Drew County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $155,810,000 ($8411 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $27,591,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,813,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,641,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,571,000
Federal grants: $47,852,000
Federal procurement contracts: $22,822,000 ($21,738,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,112,000 ($3,774,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $350,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,239,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,710,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,213

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 975

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +21

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -264

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Drew County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.03 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 231
1995 to 1998: 724
1990 to 1994: 736
1980 to 1989: 1,636
1970 to 1979: 2,096
1960 to 1969: 992
1950 to 1959: 654
1940 to 1949: 558
1939 or earlier: 660

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Drew County, Arkansas:

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 102
3 rooms: 133
4 rooms: 673
5 rooms: 1,558
6 rooms: 1,290
7 rooms: 667
8 rooms: 380
9 or more rooms: 245

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Drew County, Arkansas:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 183
3 rooms: 323
4 rooms: 676
5 rooms: 655
6 rooms: 240
7 rooms: 149
8 rooms: 23
9 or more rooms: 34

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Drew County:

no bedroom: 19
1 bedroom: 124
2 bedrooms: 1,191
3 bedrooms: 3,158
4 bedrooms: 518
5 or more bedrooms: 44

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Drew County:

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 417
2 bedrooms: 1,027
3 bedrooms: 728
4 bedrooms: 93
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Drew County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 245
1 vehicle: 1,406
2 vehicles: 2,191
3 vehicles: 875
4 vehicles: 265
5 or more vehicles: 72

Cars and other vehicles available in Drew County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 378
1 vehicle: 1,063
2 vehicles: 707
3 vehicles: 117
4 vehicles: 11
5 or more vehicles: 7

56% of Drew County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Arkansas.

Drew County:	56.1%
State average:	54.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 14755
Northeast: 178
Midwest: 767
South: 2215
West: 479

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (38%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Electricity (28%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (45%)
Electricity (39%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17

Here:	0.8%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	1.6%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 40

Here:	2.9%
Arkansas:	14.7%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Drew County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $13,183,000
All Other: $323,000

Solid Waste Management: $137,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $13,183,000
Regular Highways: $2,792,000

Police Protection: $1,331,000

Financial Administration: $452,000

General - Other: $357,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $330,000

Corrections - Other: $322,000

Central Staff Services: $315,000

Solid Waste Management: $118,000

General Public Buildings: $103,000

Welfare - Other: $46,000

Libraries: $35,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,062,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $868,000
Interest Earnings: $96,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,196,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $879,000
General Support: $539,000

All Other: $34,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $3,906,000
Property: $1,031,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $8,263,000

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